Michael Kimsal has submitted some info about a conference that he and others in the Raleigh, NC area will be putting on targeting independent web professionals - a single day event with twelve different sessions aimed directly at folks out on their own - indieconf.

indieconf is a conference for independent web professionals. Whether you're a full time freelancer or part time contractor, designer or developer, you'll find something for you at indieconf. Web and tech conferences have traditionally focused on the technical side of things. While the sessions are often useful, they don't often address the realities of living as an independent.

The event will be happening November 13th with a $99 USD Early Bird rate (before September 25th). Snacks and drinks will be provided during the event, but there will also be a Friday night dinner with all attendees and speakers. The event will be on the University of North Carolina campus in the McKimmon Center. For more information about the conference, check out it's site!

The Opportunity
DunnWell is a rapidly growing services firm located in the heart of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. We are working on a next generation version of ServiceNet, the web application that underpins our business model and drives our growth.

We are looking for a senior PHP developer to help guide the project. This position provides the opportunity to heavily influence the architecture of the application and to work on several leading edge concepts spanning mobile platforms, social networks, and cloud computing.

DunnWell offers competitive pay and excellent benefits. Multiple restaurants and storefronts operate within walking distance of the office, and our location also offers a convenient commute from all communities in the Triangle.

Essential Functions
The right person will be responsible for all aspects of software development, including: feature development and planning, code writing, testing, deployment, and QA/bugfixes. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the software coding, testing, documentation, and timely debugging of issues.

Summary:
Do you have a passion for open-source technology? Are you a whiz at PHP and MySQL? Red Ventures, an online marketing company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, offers an exciting, high-energy work environment. As a rapid application development company, we minimize over-engineering and empower you to make decisions and manage tasks.

Work Environment:
Red Ventures has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Charlotte by the Charlotte Business Journal and has spent the last 2 years in the Top 25 of the Inc 500. The North Carolina Technology Association awarded Red Ventures with the Fastest Growing Technology Company in the state - what a great place to take your web development career to the next level. Our employees enjoy oversized, hexagonal work spaces. You'll be equipped with a desktop Linux as well as a laptop Windows development environment, and receive as many 19" and 24" monitors as you need. Dress is casual - jeans and t-shirts are just fine. Free weekly lunch-and-learn sessions provide opportunities for ongoing training.

Perks include an exceptional benefits package, 70% paid gym membership, exclusive product and service discounts, and discounts at local restaurants and businesses. You'll also enjoy frequent team reward activities ranging from go-karting to happy hours to four-day excursions to Cancun, Mexico. Are you getting all this from your current employer?

Typical daily activities:

Work along other senior developers to provide PHP programming and functionality for a wide variety of consumer related websites, intranets, extranets, and web-based applications

Be challenged on a daily basis to solve problems in new and creative ways

Our client, headquartered in the Southeast, is an online marketing services company that acquires new customers on behalf of brands in a variety of vertical markets, ranging from home and business services to education and automotive. Capabilities include lead generation, sales conversion, performance tracking and marketing channel optimization. Founded in 2000, the company has six offices and more than 500 employees.

General Description:
PHP developer is needed to participate in the development and deployment of internal and external applications. The developer will work in a team environment and contribute to constant upgrades and maintenance to our existing systems as well as the development of new applications.

Key Responsibilities:

Assist local operations teams in troubleshooting and resolving issues pertaining to the applications.

Contribute to ongoing development and planning of the tool set.

Assist with the training of the Support teams and local operations staff on the applications being deployed.

What we do: Red Ventures acquires customers for industry leading brands, such as DirecTV, Sirius Satellite Radio, and ADT Home Security, through a myriad of direct marketing channels. We combine analytical marketers, a superior web and sales infrastructure, with a robust technology and reporting platform. Red Ventures' success has recently been recognized by Inc Magazine with the #4 ranking on their Fastest Growing Private Companies in the US!

Our Culture: Red Ventures offers a high energy but easy going work environment with perks such as: large working area (hexigonal cubes) with a 24" widescreen monitor and 2-19" monitors with a desktop linux and laptop windows development environment; a casual dress code (shorts, t-shirts), free gourmet coffee, company sponsored IT lunch and learn every Wednesday. We also have a large team of highly competent web developers who love to banter with each other and learn from each other. Red Ventures also has a charitable business called Lives Linked which is using our marketing and technology expertise to create an industry leading child sponsorship system and education platform. This outreach is supported by our technical and non-technical employees using some work time and some personal time to help organizations around the world to better use technology to support and sponsor needy children around the world.

Due to our growth and new business launches we are currently seeking an experienced LAMP developer to join our team. Selected individuals will become part of a team dedicated to the development and design of flexible and scalable web applications. This is the perfect opportunity for LAMP developers looking to play a key role in creating enabling technology for a successful online and offline marketing company.

The cost for the event is $600 USD for a normal admission and $500 USD for a student admission. Speakers will include Garrett Woodworth, Nate Abele and Felix and Tim (of the Debuggable blog). The post includes a "what to expect" for attendees and a complete listing of the talks for each day and descriptions of each session.

Are you a hardcore PHP developer who loves to solve big problems in a fast-paced and agile team?

Bronto Software, a leader in the competitive world of online interactive marketing, is seeking a well-rounded PHP Developer to assist in the development of our web applications.

The PHP Developer must have experience in developing robust applications in a SAAS (Software as a Solution) model. You will be responsible for developing on a wide range of systems using a broad range of technologies, improving and extending existing code base, develop code appropriate for a high availability/reliability/scalability environment. Knowledge of the Internet marketing software industry and Bronto's business, products, and clients a big plus.

Bronto offers a vibrant, open work environment and provides perks that include; a casual dress code (shorts, t-shirts), free snacks and drinks, tickets to the Durham Bulls, and a company sponsored lunch and learn every Thursday. In addition, Bronto has a very active Community Service Committee which sponsors several local charities. All Brontos are given 8 hrs per year to volunteer at one of these charities during work hours. The Social Committee is currently busy planning our next Bronto event - past events have included Bronto Birthday Picnic and wiffleball game, speed connect-4 tournament and the annual game of Assassin.

For more insight into Bronto's unique culture please check out the following links:

Bronto is expanding our client list which includes; Trek Bikes, iFilm, Johnson & Johnson, Lending Tree and JP Morgan Chase and we are seeking to increase the functionality of our application as well. The Software Engineer will have a direct impact on this growth.

If you have the technical expertise and the self-motivation required, we would love to hear from you.

Are you interested in working in an extremely collaborative and dynamic environment full of fun and intelligent people where your contributions are highly valued?

iContact is looking for a well-rounded Software Engineer who wants to make a significant impact on our software as a service (SaaS) web application.

The iContact product is the leading email marketing and online communications platform used by over 22,000 companies worldwide ranging from small businesses to blue chip clients like International Paper, Ford, Bank of America, Symantec, Re/Max, and LG Electronics.

We use open source software, like Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP), and agile software development methods, like Scrum, user stories, short release cycles, test-driven development (TDD) and continuous integration, to develop our highly scalable and reliable (20+ servers, sharded, replicated) enterprise-level application.

Our new Software Engineer will be responsible for:

designing, refactoring, and improving the functionality of our application

writing high quality, object-oriented back-end code (you'll be putting the M in MVC)

working closely with team members to make good trade-offs and deliver features that meet requirements

experience with some of the tools we use like Subversion, Bugzilla, Jira, Memcache, Solr, and symfony.

a sense of humor

To help you fulfill your responsibilities we have great perks like free soda, bagel Mondays, monthly catered lunches, and foosball along with benefits like health care coverage, a 401(k) plan, and a Flexible Spending Account.

If you are self-motivated, smart, great at getting things done, and like what you read above, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@icontact.com with subject "Software Engineer". We're excited to hear from you!

iContact is seeking an experienced PHP Developer who is skilled at object-oriented design and programming. The ideal candidate will possess the following: prior experience with working on web-based applications; strong team and individual work skills; previous experience with applications using SQL to store/retrieve data from a DBMS; experience finding and fixing bugs; excellent prioritization, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities:

Working in collaboration with other developers to meet our product cycle updates

Introducing new features into existing software

Improving the code base and techniques currently being used

Taking part in new product development - from planning to development to deployment

Taking on challenging development tasks required for upcoming products